[Preds]

Originally Posted by Burt the Butcher

Total points and All Play are included in Power Rankings...Bench points a part of the formula, yes, but only a part of it. Here is the formula used by MFL to calculate the Power Rankings, which I posted in the thread where we discussed using the Power Rankings to determine 6th seed:

points_per_week_per_starter = A Preds- 6th place through week 8
points_per_week_per_nonstarter = B Preds- 1st place through week 8
all_play_wins_per_week = C Preds- Tied for 5th/6th place with 1 other team through week 8
actual_wins = D Preds- Tied for 5th/9th place with 5 other teams through week 8
division_wins = E Preds- Tied for 5th/9th place with 5 other teams through week 8
Power Rank = A+B+C+D+E

So as you see, there are 5 categories that go into power rankings, and we all, at the time, thought this was best indicator of quality of team.
Regardless of what Preds would have you believe about his team...he is not currently ranked 2nd based solely on his Bench Points

Through week 8 I ranked 3rd in the power rankings. Look at the only anomaly, bench points (or non-starter as you called them).

I rest my case. Bench points are weighed much too heavily in the Power Rankings, especially in the formula you just presented.